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fish and chip shops

I remember going to a fish & chip shop on High St Aston, just above Whitehead St on the opposite side to the Orient Picture house. It may have been called Rose's...it was our moms favourite, they had the whitest fish & the chips were never soggy. There was a dining area at the back, where you could have them on a plate, nice & fresh & hot!
Dave A
 
Robert Ensor (bob) said:
Just thought of a chippie that was a good un, Vicarage Road Kings Heath right on the bend bus stop for the #11 out front, what made this place so good as you walked in on the left was a big roast pork sitting in its juice and it was warm, the lady would slice some meat and put in on a cob but would dip the top of the cob in the juice along with a bag of chips it were crackin, did just look up the place its still there called the Olympus Fish Bar now, i'm sure that pork is all sold out by now its been 45 years since I was in there last :)
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Hi Old Brit,

Although I don't Live in Brum now, I did have Fish and Chips
from the chippy at the Yew Tree about 3 years ago, and they
were just as good as I remember them in the past.

Another good chippy in the area was Lambros opposite
the old 53/54 bus terminus at the top of Bordesley Green East.

Kind regards
Dave
 
Our chippy in the 50s was "Hicky's" (Hickey's?) around a corner off Long St where we lived. I think it was in King St, but it might have been Spark St, next one down. I remember "Hicky" wore a white coat and he had a crewcut and a very thick neck. Delicious fish and chips, though, wrapped in newspaper and free "scratchings" if there were any.
 
RobT said:
I to used to have chips & scratchings after cubs at Villa Road - were your cubs at the Baptist Church in Hamstead Road?
And would this have been around 1953 to 1956?
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Hi Rob T,

Yes mate, my cubs were indeed at the baptist church in Hamstead Road but, we used to go in via the Bonner Memorial Hall in Hunters Road. I was in the cubs a little later circa 1959-1960. British Bulldog was a great favourite at the time ha ha.

Lozellian.
 
This is not really about fish & chips...however, it has some relevance that I thought might be of interest. I live in Canada and as is normal in North America, chips are what are called crisps in the UK. There is a brand of chips called Kettle, and Costco (I know you have Costco over there) have a Kirkland Signature Krinkle Cut chip that tastes just like the chip shop chip that I remember as a kid. They appear to be be very greasy in both taste and aftertaste, even leaves a slimy greasy feeling in your mouth. It might sound gross, but they sure taste great, just sayin'.....
Dave A
www.costcobusinessdelivery.com

Kirkland Signature Krinkle Cut Kettle Chips, Himalayan Salt, 32 oz

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gingerjon said:
which was the best fish and chip shop in your area we were lucky we had four in Park Lane Jones opposite the out door
Morris's next door to Dunn's the greengrocers Jelf's opposite the billiard hall and one all most next to the billiard can any remember the name of this one or was they both Jelf's
the most popular fish in my era was hake with a big bone in the middle it was called round hake
on my mom's side of the family mom's sisters had there own fish shops in Smethwick Handsworth also my Aunt Mick had a wet fish shop that supplied the fish to most of the fish shops in Smethwick and Handsworth
at most shops they gave you free scratchings some times they tasted better than the chips in my ere you could have threepenny bags and sixpenny bags the tanner was almost to much to eat it was OK if you were sharing a bag the best value (size of chip bag) was a fish and chip shop in Park Road on the way to the onion fair who owned this shop
who sold the best chips?
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Gingerjon where were your chip shops situated then ?
 
About 12-15 years ago my single next door divorcey met a Refugee from Kosovo after the war out there .We called him Mario.They bought the local Chippy ,After 3 years the bought another and another.It proved his fish & chips were Ok.His latest chippy is in Deal Kent.They now live in a huge house in Deal .Just round the corner from Walmer Castle.Queen Mothers old residence.But we still get free Fish & chips off him.Nice bloke still.
 
All you fish &chip shop experts please help settle an argument between myself and my brother.
In the 50's our Nan Soady lived at 28 Palmerston Rd, Sparkbrook. It was almost on the corner with Grantham Rd. Next door was a shop,I am convinced it was a fish&chip shop my brother says it wasn't but has no idea what shop it was. Anyone know?
 
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There are no shops listed in Kellys in 1950 orn 1955 on that side of Palmerston Road, and can not see any fish & chip shop in Granth\m road (in case memory slipped a little)
 
mikejee said:
There are no shops listed in Kellys in 1950 orn 1955 on that side of Palmerston Road, and can not see any fish & chip shop in Granth\m road (in case memory slipped a little)
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Thanks for that. Really hacked off now,I hate having to tell him that he's right.

Nodd K-D
 
tonight I popped in a chippy. i bought a sausage and 2 fritters/scollops. when i bit the scollop i was shocked. it was no thicker than a crisp. and the batter was very thick. to build it up. what a con. want go there again.
 
mw0njm. said:
tonight I popped in a chippy. i bought a sausage and 2 fritters/scollops. when i bit the scollop i was shocked. it was no thicker than a crisp. and the batter was very thick. to build it up. what a con. want go there again.
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Definitely not chippy of the year, you should have challenged the owner asking how he justified, battering Walkers /Golden Wonder crisps , just a joke but it would get your point over
 
In 1939 this was a modern fish and chip shop as reported in the Fish Trades Gazette (FTG). It was Beeches Restaurant in Perry Beeches. Viv.

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Just had to give a shout out to the Empire Fish Restaurant beside The Locarno in Hurst Street, not only great chips but where I had my first Doner Kebab! Run and owned by Vassus, retired now, last known living in Moseley. Its now a Dixie Chicken.

I once had a stuck up pretentious girl friend, I told her I was taking her for a Greek Meal, you should have seen her face when I took her into the Empire Fish Restaurant for a kebab!

A great night out Red Sun in The Locarno and The Empire Fish Restaurant and you could even park the car nearby!
 
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